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New Research Alert: Humpback Whales Manufacture Bubble-nets as Tools
[SITKA, ALASKA, August 21, 2024] - In a groundbreaking study published today in Royal Society Open Science , scientists from the Alaska...
eckertleckert
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: September, 2023
Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 5 Sampling stations: 46 Total # ID: 149 Drone flights: 38 Biopsies: 18 Nutrient samples:...
AWF Team
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: August, 2023
Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 12 Sampling stations: 103 Total # ID: 432 Drone flights: 57 Biopsies: 5 Nutrient samples:...
AWF Team
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: July, 2023
Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 10 Sampling stations: 103 Total # IDs: 251 Drone flights: 3 Biopsies: 1 Nutrient samples:...
AWF Team
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Using drones to study the health and body condition of North Pacific humpback whales
Four researchers, outfitted in bright red survival gear, are bobbing at sea aboard a bright orange zodiac on a beautiful day in Southeast...
AWF Team
Jul 26, 20236 min read
AWF Research Update: June, 2023
Month at a Glance Effort: Days on the water = 10 Sampling stations = 96 Total # Photo-IDs = 157 Drone Flights = 90 Biopsies = 5 Nutrient...
AWF Team
Jul 12, 20233 min read
The whale pump: investigating humpback whale-driven nutrient cycling in Southeast Alaska
How can whale fecal matter— i.e., poop —help us to understand ocean ecosystems? “A little to the left!” A bright red zodiac moves slowly...
AWF Team
Jun 8, 20238 min read
Reviving archived data to better understand humpback whale behavior
Breathtaking. This is the best way I can describe the synchronized hunt of bubble-netting humpback whales in Southeast Alaska. First, an...
Sonja Feinberg
May 19, 20235 min read
We eat our pancakes with Spruce Tip Syrup
*This post is not a foraging guide. Please only forage with an experienced guide. In March, the arrival of herring in droves to their...
Alex Jenkins
Jun 24, 20215 min read
“Wait, you’ve never seen a whale?”
This question floated around the field station just a few days after my arrival, sparking both awe and excitement in the eyes of my...
Makayla Guinn
Jun 9, 20214 min read
The Magic of Warm Springs Bay
It’s a cold spring in Lingít Aaní, also called Southeast Alaska, the land of the Tlingit people who have been its stewards for over...
Alex Jenkins
May 31, 20213 min read
Night on the net pens
Cruising along the slick evening waters of Chatham Strait, heading north toward my evening dwelling, I watch the clouds move slowly...
AWF Team
Jun 30, 20177 min read
A picturesque place, or a reality check?
As a university student, it is easy to get caught up in the life of writing papers, studying for exams, preparing for grad school and...
AWF Team
Jun 7, 20175 min read
East coast, west coast: From Massachusetts to the last frontier
We were heading south along Chatham Strait towards Warm Springs Bay when the fog started rolling in. The thick blanket came at us and...
AWF Team
May 25, 20175 min read
The foraging habits of the three stooges
The first part of this year’s field season at the Center for Coastal Conservation is already reaching its final few weeks. Fortunately,...
AWF Team
Jun 18, 20163 min read
New item on the menu
Pacific salmon are Alaska’s most important renewable resource both for industry and identity. Economically, salmon account for 37% of the...
AWF Team
Jun 6, 20169 min read
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